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loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)

忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow良药苦口liáng yào kǔ kǒufair argument · unbiased view持平之论chí píng zhī lùn
Antonyms
(idiom) sweet words · sweet talk · cajolery甜言蜜语tián yán mì yǔgraceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words · cheating wheedling · dishonest rhetoric花言巧语huā yán qiǎo yǔ